The little decisions we have to make every day with food and exercise are put into context by our one big decision.
That one big decision is the one when you first started to workout and eat much better.
It could have been down to you being fed up with the way you looked and felt, it could have been because you were always teased about your weight, if you are a man, you may have been teased about being so skinny and weak, you may have always wanted to take part in a sporting event such as a 10k run or maybe a marathon.
Whatever it may have been, its time to remember that feeling all over again when it comes to your workouts and the way you shop for food.
If you’re buying chicken for example for you weekly eating at home, it really is not acceptable to have processed chicken with lots of additives all over it.
There was one such example this week when I saw that gentleman Levi Roots of reggae reggae sauce fame promoting frozen chicken. He was promoting the most pitiful small piece of chicken you have ever seen, and it was filled with additives and sauces you would never recognise the ingredients of!!! This was £2.20-2.50, and could maybe last one serving and that’s it.
Not only was it not any good for you, it wouldn’t even fill you up properly!!!
Compare that with buying a whole chicken to cook for around £3-4 or even a ready cooked one for up to £5 and you have many different meal options, as well as being very healthy as long as you strip off the skin of course.
These are the decisions that need to be made time after time to make sure you’re going to be in great shape. If you put in rubbish, then , you’re not going to look or feel good full stop. Its time to have a good hard think next time you’re buying all these examples of food, I call them examples because they are not proper food and they are not going to serve you well!!!
Eat natural, eat fresh where possible and keep filling your body with high nutrient, high energy food that is going to take you where you want to go!!!
Hiya !!!
Things going ok. Bought new pair of cross trainers for my Zumba class today. Still enjoying it very much. Feel a lot better now that the weather has improved. Started working out again as I feel strong enough. Can you tell me what a “plank” is please Ker. Not sure I’ve done that and can’t find a ref. to it on your site.
Next move is to get my bicycle out of mothballs. Love cycling as you know Ker. Run/jog not an option as my knee is really dodgy. Must get the doc to have a look sometime but think it will mean an op. which I really don’t want. Hard to take time off being self employed.
Hope you and the family are ok.
All the best,
Deb x
great to hear from you debs and glad things are going well for you! cycling will be very good for you, make sure the seat is adjusted properly, winston will know the right height and will be better for your knee thats for usre.
A plank is an exercise that works your lower back, stomach, all your core really and is highly effective
get in a press up position, but instead of a normal press up and keeping your body up with your hands and stay on your toes, use your forearms to keep you up and keep your body straight, and dont let your bum dip. see how long u can last.
if u google a plank in terms of exercise, then you should see plenty of examples, i know i should have photos on this site debs, i know.
Good to hear from you and phone me if you have a problem or text.
cheers debs